[ecrea] CFP: journal of media innovation / Theme: Media Innovation and Social change

Theme: Media Innovation and Social change

The Centre for Research on Media Innovations at the University of Oslo 
invites researchers to submit articles related to the area of Media 
Innovation and Social Change. Submissions will be peer reviewed and 
considered for publication in a special issue on this topic in the 
open-access Journal of Media Innovation. As part of the publication 
process, authors of accepted papers will be invited to participate in a 
workshop at the Department of Media and Communication, at the University 
of Oslo on 18-19 January, 2019. The workshop will focus on a 
collaborative review of accepted papers with the intention of developing 
them for publication in the special issue.

Contact: (n.n.bhroin /at/ media.uio.no)​
Read more: bit.ly/2QGpDEL

Key dates:
22 November 2018: Submissions of extended abstracts/draft papers (from 
1500 to 6000 words)
30 November 2018: Notification of acceptance/rejection
18-19 January 2019: Workshop
1 May 2019: Submission of full and revised papers
1 November 2019: Publication of Special Issue (Online first available)​

THEMES:
Research in the field of media innovations focusses on understanding 
change as it relates to new players in the media landscape, new roles of 
media users, new business models and new media formats (cf. Storsul and 
Krumsvik, 2013). To date, studies of media innovations have primarily 
explored media innovations that occur within established media 
organizations and institutions, but not significantly explored the 
perspective of societal change. However, media innovations do have 
consequences for social processes, with particular regard to 
participation, empowerment and democracy. To date, the social 
implications of media innovations remain significantly 
under-researched. This Special Issue aims to address this research gap. 
We invite a range of theoretical and empirical research.

Published research articles will explore the relationship between media 
innovation and social change by focussing on topics topics such 
as: ​Media innovation and activism; Minority, marginalized or 
disadvantaged communities; User empowerment and user participation in 
Media Innovation; Media innovation and ethical dilemmas (including 
business ethical dilemmas); Media innovation and social movements; Media 
innovations that are initiated either wholly or partly outside of 
traditional media organizations; Media innovations and technological 
infrastructure for social change; and, governance and policy issues.

Keynote speaker:
The workshop will include a keynote lecture from Professor 
Christopher Csíkszentmihályi  - ERA CHAIR, Scientific Director, and 
Member of Factulty at Madeira Interactive Technologies 
Institute. Christopher works with Civic Media, Sociotechnical Systems, 
Robotics and Media Activism.

Editors:
Stefania Milan, Associate Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at 
the University of Amsterdam and Associate Professor (II) of Media 
Innovation at the University of Osloand Niamh Ni Bhroin; Postdoctoral 
researcher, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.


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